5 things to binge-watch this weekend from 'The Crown' to 'Bunheads'

Spend some time with the Queen this weekend.(Photo: USA TODAY/Robert Viglasky, Netflix)

'Tis the season for catching up on your favorite TV.

December is upon us, which means the holiday season is in full swing, winter is rearing its ugly head and there are new series and movies available on your favorite streaming services.

We picked out five series that will be available this month that are worth your time to binge.

If you're obsessed with the upcoming royal wedding: The Crown

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may be causing headlines this week, but they've got nothing on the royal drama depicted in Netflix's sumptuous series about the reign of Elizabeth II. The second season debuts on Dec. 8, so you have just enough time to catch up on (or re-watch) Season 1, which follows the early years of Elizabeth's reign, from her marriage to Phillip to her coronation to the scandal when her sister, Princess Margaret, fell in love with a divorced man.

If you like British TV with a sci-fi bent: Class

Set in the Doctor Who universe, this teen drama follows students at the Coal Hill Academy, where the walls of time and space are stretched thin. The Doctor (from Doctor Who) sets six students to the task of dealing with threats of aliens and monsters that break through those walls. But, of course, they must simultaneously try to deal with their personal lives and romances.

If you like easy romance: Easy

It's all right there in the title, isn't it? This romantic comedy anthology series tells stories about loosely connected people in Chicago who are dealing with romantic entanglements that range from the mundane to the wild. The first season featured stars like Dave Franco and Orlando Bloom, and Season 2 (which dropped Friday) sees some stars returning and others (like Judy Greer) joining.

If you are looking for a sophisticated superhero series: Legion

Like Fox's The Gifted, Legion is based on characters from the X-Men comics but it's not exactly an "X-Men" TV show. Starring Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens and created by Fargo scribe Noah Hawley, the series follows David Haller, a man diagnosed a schizophrenic and living in a mental institution, who later discovers he has mysterious powers. It's a trippy, adult take on the superhero genre that surprises you at every turn, and also stars Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation).

If you already binge-watched The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Bunheads

Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino returned to our screens this week with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon, which follows a housewife-turned-stand-up-comedian in the 1950s. If you've finished Maisel already, look for another Sherman-Palladino series that just popped up on streaming. Bunheads was a canceled-too-soon series starring Sutton Foster (Younger) as a Vegas showgirl who ends up as a ballet teacher in California.